How To Make Sketches Using Google Earth VR

Ubisoft artist Liz Edwards created this jaw-dropping mixed reality hack shown above: She's sketching in real life while using Street View in Google Earth VR. The video feed is from a webcam that she attached to her collar.

"I've tried this once before using the Vive camera," she explains, "but seeing my head move in real life and in VR at the same time made me feel EXTREMELY BAD. Stationary webcam is much more comfortable. I used OVRdrop (on Steam here) to add a window with my webcam feed into SteamVR." Along with being a fun way to mix VR with real drawing, it's an engaging way to virtually travel to remote places: "As someone a long way from home it's really nice being able to visit and hang out in my favorite places this way!"